35s on a 1995 wrangler?

[humve]

I was thinking about putting a set of 35s on my jeep. How do you guys think it would hold up. I don't wheel that often and when I do its not that heavy. Just hills and mud. I think the gearing was 3.07. I though about the 8.8 swap but don't really have time right now. My tires size right now are 305 75 16. When I measured it was 31 11 16. I have seen on youtube guys breaking axles but there really hard on them. I have a 4.5 RC lift and a 1.25 RC body lift. How long do you think it would hold up. Thanks for the help.

[herooftheday]

You'll want to re-gear it. The 35's will make it feel sluggish, especially in mud.

[kroussinoffroad]

I wheeled a ford ranger i built with a HP D30 and 8.8 I drove with a very heavy foot on 33's with no breakage ,hen upgraded to 37's for a very short while snow wheeling and didnt break anything. Snow wheeling is a completely different animal however. then i went to D44 and a 9" on the same 37" iroks for the remaining time I had the ranger. the 44 had a few bout's with axle shafts while on 38.5x15.5 SX's in an explorer i built after the ranger, I went back to the 37's and it held up fine

I am now running a CJ7 with a 360 on one ton's with 35x15.5's dont anticipate any breakage with this combo so i'm gonna step up to 37 to 40's whatever i can get a deal on

[humve]

Originally Posted by herooftheday

You'll want to re-gear it. The 35's will make it feel sluggish, especially in mud.

Do you mean on the road 2wd or 4wd hi or low? I normally use low4wd when wheeling. How do you think it will hold up if i dont beat to hard on the trails?

[tacocat]

Originally Posted by humve

Do you mean on the road 2wd or 4wd hi or low? I normally use low4wd when wheeling. How do you think it will hold up if i dont beat to hard on the trails?

Regear your differentials*

Your jeeps going to be slowwww

[humve]

Originally Posted by tacocat

Regear your differentials*

Your jeeps going to be slowwww

Would it help if I put a SC on it?

[donny8594]

Like has been said before you really need to re-gear. And as long as you don't put in lockers it should hold up fine.
Just a side note I lifted my YJ and put on 33's, I really wish I would have left it stock.

[losikid]

Sounds like a snap, crackle, pop adventure to me.

Make sure to carry afew extra U-Joints with you.

You should be fine if you take it real easy, but don't ever consider smashing the throttle when you're in four wheel drive.

[humve]

So provided i dont beat it light off roading i should be fine? So than it is going to be a little slower with 35s? I dont plan on lockers i like the challange of off roading.

[2500hdon37s]

Originally Posted by humve

So provided i dont beat it light off roading i should be fine? So than it is going to be a little slower with 35s? I dont plan on lockers i like the challange of off roading.

its going to be slower because your engine is having to work harder to pull the bigger tires, it'll feel gutless like you're pulling a trailer all the time. MPG will tank as well. Doesnt matter if you're off roading or using it as a daily driver. It's going to be quite unpleasant to drive without regearing it, and its also more strain on the transmission. Adding a supercharger will make it quicker while also adding more strain on the transmission.

Just regear it.

I ran 37's with the factory 4.10's on my truck, it was slow and still had trouble turning them. Even with a supercharger it was quick but still sluggish off the line. Went to 4.88 gears and it was much nicer to drive, upped my fuel mileage, and made towing much better. Now I'm running 35in tires and its an absolute blast to drive and tows with ease. Also ended up building the transmission.

[tacocat]

Hahaha its not going to be "a little slower" its going to be a shitload slower.

[Krash]

Honestly if 33's will get you where you want to go then that's the route I would take. 35's are a big difference when it comes to gearing, power, stopping, and steering. Unless you are sold on 35's, I can guarantee 33's will take you where you wanna go on the trails, this is coming from a person who has owned 9 jeeps and currently in number 10 all models including CJ, TJ, YJ, and now a jk, from jeeps on 33's to jeeps on tons and 40's. Just my two cents.

[Krash]

Also re gearing makes no sense unless it is after the 8.8 swap, or you could find an 8.8 with 4:10 gears and just match the front. That's what I did with my 95 YJ and ran 36" tsl swampers. Had enough Getty up around town but just a tad sluggish on the interstate. Just my three cents, lol

[humve]

The only reasin why i was thinking about 35s is because i found 5 of them that where all ready to go. Others wise i was going to do the bfg mud terrian 33 12.50 15.

[Krash]

Originally Posted by humve

The only reasin why i was thinking about 35s is because i found 5 of them that where all ready to go. Others wise i was going to do the bfg mud terrian 33 12.50 15.

Nice! Can't go wrong with that. It will look good and like I said find an 8.8 with 4:10 gears and that will be half the cost to re gear. Post pics either way you go!!

[humve]

Originally Posted by Krash

Nice! Can't go wrong with that. It will look good and like I said find an 8.8 with 4:10 gears and that will be half the cost to re gear. Post pics either way you go!!

Sure i will post pics when i get the tires. Thanks for the help. Still a little new to what i can and cant do on this stuff.

[Krash]

Originally Posted by humve

Sure i will post pics when i get the tires. Thanks for the help. Still a little new to what i can and cant do on this stuff.

Feel free to pm me anytime, not saying I know all but I can at least share my experiences and jeep knowledge.

[WICKEDWOLFRC]

Like what was said before....Your jeep will be waaay slow with that gear ratio and tire size. Not sure I would waste the cash on regearing them though. Find a set of Dana 44's and swap them in. Its an easy swap and they have lots more potential than the 30/35 you have in there now. I've built lots of jeeps and those axles are the first thing to pull out. I've had a hard time giving them away at times lol

[jamesthe1v]

super 30 and 35 kits are very strong held up to my built 4.0 with 5 spd and 456's arb front and rear and 35 crawlers. d 30 and 35 with axle upgrades were strong as 44 or more and kept the pumpkin up and more ground clearance than d44 or 8.8. and kept low cg . and i beat it to death towing other rigs crawling ravines hills mud snow etc.

[WICKEDWOLFRC]

Originally Posted by jamesthe1v

super 30 and 35 kits are very strong held up to my built 4.0 with 5 spd and 456's arb front and rear and 35 crawlers. d 30 and 35 with axle upgrades were strong as 44 or more and kept the pumpkin up and more ground clearance than d44 or 8.8. and kept low cg . and i beat it to death towing other rigs crawling ravines hills mud snow etc.

10 years ago I would have agreed 100% but the market is now flooded with d44's that guys pull out of their jeeps because they think they need 60's . Dragging a diff is no big deal that what covers are for. I'd much rather have a 44 and lose some ground clearance than dump a bunch of cash into a 30/35 to make it just as strong. If its a street queen then keep the 30/35 if its gonna be wheeled then upgrade the axles. Most of my customers that buy parts to upgrade their 30/35's do so piece by piece because that's all they can afford. If someone asked to purchase gears, lockers and shafts all at the same time I would really try to talk them into an axle swap instead. Just my $.02